Joseph Vũ Duy Thống

Joseph Vũ Duy Thống
Bishop of Phan Thiết
See Phan Thiet
Appointed July 25, 2009
Installed September 3, 2009
Predecessor Paul Nguyễn Thanh Hoan
Other posts Auxiliary Bishop of Ho Chi Minh city (2001–2009)
Orders
Ordination October 26, 1985
Consecration August 17, 2001
by Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn
Personal details
Born July 2, 1952
Thái Bình
Died March 1, 2017 (aged 64)
Ho Chi Minh City
Buried Cathedral of Phan Thiết
Nationality Vietnamese
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Motto "Caritas Christi nos urget" (English: The Love of Christ Urges Us On)
Signature

Joseph Vũ Duy Thống (July 2, 1952 – March 1, 2017) was a Vietnamese prelate, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phan Thiet from July 2009 to his death and the Head of the Episcopal Committee on Cultural Affairs.[1] He was Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city from 2001 to 2009.

Biography

Joseph Thống was born on July 2, 1952 in Thái Bình, Viet Nam. After moving to South Vietnam, he studied philosophy and theology at seminaries in Long Xuyen diocese and Sai Gon (now Ho Chi Minh City) archdiocese. He was ordained a priest on October 26, 1985 for the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city. He then furthered his studies at the Institut Catholique de Paris and obtained a master's degree in theology in 1998. Later, he became professor at the St. Joseph Major Seminary of Ho Chi Minh City.

On July 4, 2001, he was appointed the Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.[2] On August 17, 2001, he was ordained a bishop by Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn at the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica.

On July 25, 2009, he was named Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Phan Thiet, and was installed on September 3, 2009.

On March 1, 2017, Thống died after a few days in a coma.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://cbcvietnam.org/Committees/committee-on-culture.html
  2. ↑ http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory_print.asp?number=17240
  3. ↑ "Décès, à quelques jours d’intervalle, de deux évêques du Centre-Vietnam, appartenant à deux générations différentes", from Églises d'Asie
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Louis Phạm Văn Nẫm		 Auxiliary Bishop of Ho Chi Minh city
2001–2009		 Succeeded by
Pierre Nguyễn Văn Khảm
Preceded by
Paul Nguyễn Thanh Hoan		 Bishop of Phan Thiết
2009–2017		 Succeeded by
Sede vacante
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